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dickeybird

American  
[dik-ee-burd] / ˈdɪk iˌbɜrd /

noun

  1. dickey.

Etymology

Origin of dickeybird

First recorded in 1775–85; dickey 1 + bird

Example Sentences

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But after the losing vote�which was a real Administration, and therefore a Republican, defeat�Smith warbled: "I'm just as cheerful as a dickeybird."

From Time Magazine Archive

Had anyone, she asked, ever heard of a little dickeybird that dared to sing his charming song without first opening his litde beak wide, wide, wide?

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

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